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During the roaring twenties women found a new independence. Women all over were breaking away from their traditional ways. In the 20’s women had new fashion, careers, accomplishments, and makeup and hairstyles. Women’s lives were changing and progressing. The roaring twenties gave freedom to women all across America to try new things. For women, the 20’s was a time to try out all the new fashions, fads, and careers. Women were truly adapting to a whole new way of living. Vocab words used: Flapper, "the bob", Charles Lindbergh, Paul Poiret _ __ New Careers by Melanie P. __

During World War I, men left to go fight in the war, this meant that women would have to take their place as laborers for the U.S. Female workers replaced men in manufacturing, clerical, and service jobs, and continued to work in traditionally female fields such as domestic service, nursing, and clothing manufacturing. Flappers, young women who were eager to try the latest dance music, or fad, worked jobs during the 1920’s. Flappers had jobs like a typist, secretary, switchboard operators, and store clerks. Women in the 1920’s had found a new sense of independence and freedom. Click [|here] for more about womens jobs

However, women faced discrimination at working places. Women employment continued to grow between 1900-1930 but, still most women continued to hold low waged, semiskilled jobs that only involved seasonal employment. Women had next to no job security and an even smaller chance of promotion. Married women especially, had trouble finding jobs. Employers usually refused to hire them, just by preference. Family work also made it difficult for women to work a job. Women were always the parent that had to take care of the children, cook food for the family, and clean the house, because of this married women only made up a small part of the work force in America. Click [|here] to learn more about womens discrimination.

Even though more women were working, men still continued to hold higher paying jobs than women. The government did not want women competing for jobs with men so they kept them in low paying jobs. Even if a man and women were in the same job men were paid a higher wage. Many believed that if women were to work, they should stay in nursing and teaching. Jobs as teachers and nurses were traditionally thought to be a female’s job. Click [|here] for a slideshow about women in the 1920's.

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"U.S. Workforce by Sex and Race." //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=AMHC0174&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 9, 2011). Farah, Marcia M. "women's status and rights, 1890–1930." In Faue, Elizabeth, and Gary B. Nash, eds. //Encyclopedia of American History: The Emergence of Modern America, 1900 to 1928//, Revised Edition (Volume VII). New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2010. //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=EAHVII292&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 10, 2011).

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Fashion by Dannie G

In the 1920s, fashion for women was changing a lot. Women had not yet accepted that fashion would be used to express individuality. It was considered unfashionable to show your ankles of calves. Although the hemlines of skirts and dresses were raised at one point in the 20s, it was moved back down shortly after. For more about their hemlines, click [|here]. Their skirts were long and full, but the necklines were low as well. This was mainly for evening wear, but sometimes it was low for morning and afternoon wear. The material the clothing was made of was also changing. Some of the clothes were made of chiffon and lace which gave them a soft, feminine edge. These women began to realize how fashion was coming into play in their everyday lives. At the first Palm Fete in Miami, Florida, women modeled the changes in swimwear fashions over the years. That was just the swimwear fashions, which shows how much really was changing. The popular silhouette in the past was referred to as the “S-bend” because of the shape the corsets women wore gave them. These corsets pushed out the bottom, pushed up the bust, and pulled in the waist. Women had worn many elaborate layers under their clothing in the past, but in the 20s things started becoming a little looser and some women even starting wearing pants. This loose fitting clothing is the work of French courtier Paul Poiret. With the new careers, lifestyles, and freedom for women, the fashion simply had to change too. For more information click [|here.]or [|here.]

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